April 14, 2022 – Emporia State took an early lead before falling to Washburn 15-4 in eight innings on Thursday night from Glennen Field.
The Ichabods would record the first baserunner of the game in the top of the first before a pair of strikeouts from
Jarrett Seaton would strand the runner and bring the Hornets to the plate.
Emporia State would record four runs in the bottom of the first inning. With one out,
Blake Carroll grounded to the shortstop which resulted in an error and the Hornets first baserunner of the game.
Javier Pena worked a 3-1 count before putting Emporia State on the board with a two-run home run to center field as the Hornets took a 2-0 lead.
TJ Racherbaumer then took the second pitch of his at-bat and ripped the ball into the right field corner. The right fielder was unable to corral the ball and Racherbaumer hustled into third base with a triple. After fouling off a pair of pitches with two strikes,
Kadyn Williams homered to right center and gave Emporia State a 4-0 lead through the first frame.
Washburn rallied back with four runs of their own in the second inning to tie the game. The Ichabod offense would continue throughout the game as they added a run in every inning except the seventh as they recorded 15 for the game.
The Hornets struggled against the Ichabod starter after the first inning as they only recorded two more hits in the game with
Chandler Bloomer recording a single in the fourth and
Sam Chaput singling in the seventh inning.
At the plate,
Javier Pena and
Kadyn Williams each went 1-3 with a home run and two RBI and a run scored.
Chandler Bloomer,
Sam Chaput and
TJ Racherbaumer each recorded a hit in the game.
Emporia State will take on Washburn in game two of the Turnpike Tussle on Friday night from Glennen Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
